Joe Definition & Meaning

American

British

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Synonyms joe 1 American [joh] / dʒoʊ /

noun

Informal.

1. coffee.

   If you're looking for a pastry or breakfast sandwich to go with your morning cup of joe, we’ve got you covered!

Joe 2 American [joh] / dʒoʊ /

noun

1. (sometimes lowercase) fellow; guy.

   the average Joe who works for a living.

2. Informal. a personification of a typical, often unprepossessing representative of an occupation, personality trait, state of being, etc., that is expressed, sometimes metonymically, as a mock surname.

   Joe Lunchbucket working hard at some factory and paying his taxes year after year; political con artists relying on the gullibility of Joe Schmo.

3. a male given name, form of Joseph.

Joe British / dʒəʊ /

noun

1. a man or fellow

2. a GI; soldier

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Etymology

Origin of joe

First recorded in 1840–50; of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

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From The Wall Street Journal

Her level rose as the match progressed and she took the fourth set to a deciding leg, before Rock successfully checked out 81 to seal victory and he will take on Australian Joe Comito in round two.

From BBC

Why it’s vital: This brilliance from “Scavengers Reign” creator Joe Bennett and TV writer Steve Hely treats its fantasy of a universal cure seriously.

From Salon

“We have a lot of regular customers, and we had new ones this year, too, and nobody really seemed like they were hesitant about spending,” said Joe Sanfelippo, owner of Sanfelippo Christmas Tree Farm in New Berlin, Wis. At Francisco Farms in Staunton, Va., owner Bill Francisco said that tree sales were fine, and that he sold out of wreaths and garlands.

From The Wall Street Journal

Liverpool could have another problem at right-back because Joe Gomez came off injured in that game.

From BBC

Related Words

• caffeine
• cappuccino
• espresso

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